Sarah Chapman reviews the evidence on foot care for people with diabetes in an article for nurses
Evidence for Nursing
Skin-to-skin care: can it reduce procedural pain in neonates?
In a blog primarily for health professionals, Asda Abbas, a trainee paediatrician, looks at Cochrane evidence on skin to skin care and pain in neonates
Rivastigmine reviewed: doubts about dementia drug
In this blog for our dementia series, nurse Helen Cowan reflects on Cochrane evidence on rivastigmine and the use of this drug in practice.
Urinary catheters tweetchat: evidence and practice
A summary of our tweetchat with #wenurses on evidence and practice relating to urinary catheters
Short-term catheterisation: considerations for best practice
A blog for nurses on Cochrane evidence on short-term catheterisation and reflections on what clinicians need to consider for best practice
Intermittent catheterisation: informed choices?
In this blog for nurses, Sarah Chapman looks at Cochrane evidenceCochrane Reviews are systematic reviews. In systematic reviews we search for and summarize studies that answer a specific research question (e.g. is paracetamol effective and safe for treating back pain?). The studies are identified, assessed, and summarized by using a systematic and predefined approach. They […]
Sharing research through social media: the peripheral venous catheters story
Sarah Chapman reflects on how Cochrane UK used social media to share Cochrane evidence on replacement of peripheral venous catheters with nurses
Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment. Is ‘best practice’ evidence-based?
Sarah Chapman puts the spotlight on the evidence around pressure ulcer management and the implications for everyday nursing practice and future research
Vaginal dilator therapy: vibrate, dilate, or wait?
Nurse and researcher Tracie Miles blogs about Cochrane evidence on vaginal dilator therapy after pelvic radiotherapy, and about what happens when science listens to women
Rules for the road to recovery: factors affecting the use of protocols for ventilation weaning in intensive care
In this blog for nurses, paediatrician and Cochrane UK Fellow Rufaro Ndokera looks at qualitative Cochrane evidence on the use of protocols for ventilation weaning and Charlotte Hill, an intensive care senior nurse, reflects on the evidence and practice.
Yummy, yummy in my tummy, getting big with milk from mummy. Getting preterm babies feeding orally- a roundup of current evidence
In this blog for parents of preterm babies, Rufaro Ndokera looks at Cochrane evidence on ways to help preterm babies feed orally.
Ventilated, oxygenated and oh so comfy: positioning preterm babies
This blog for nurses considers evidence and practice on optimal positioning for mechanically ventilated preterm babies